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Patch 4.3 Notes

By Riot Pwyff

“Hey Summoners,

Welcome back to the patch notes! This isn’t a huge update (less novel-length patch notes, YAY!), but we’re using this patch to set out the roadmap of what we’ll be hitting long-term. For example, Kassadin and Gragas are getting small nerfs this patch while we focus on their larger long term changes after they go through our lab tests.

Outside of that, we’ve got some general tune-ups for support gold items (take a look at the updated Spellthief line!) and basic items in general. Oh, and keep an eye out for a new champion! HO HO HO WHAT A FUNNY JOKE WE HAVE MADE.” Pwyff

03/05/2014 Patch Update

02/28/2014 Patch Update

More Terrify(ing) Changes

"When we made the changes to Shaco / Fiddle / Nocturne’s fear mechanics, we wanted them to have more strategic consistency in their use (as opposed to fearing and hoping they stay nearby). That said, with the change we made in 4.3, we significantly undertuned on the flee mechanic so feared opponents were running away too fast (which makes sense if you think about it...). Still, we’re reacting quickly here to crank up the Movement Speed slow so that a feared target doesn’t bolt out of range too fast while still maintaining the spirit of the change."

Champions

Vel’Koz

Corki players can now see Phosphorus Bomb’s area of effect indicator and Phosphorus Bomb now scales with bonus AD.

“Way back, we added more gameplay to Phosphorous Bomb in the form of a travel time, thereby increasing the difficulty of the skill but not the reward. We’ve added some extra gunpowder to the bomb this patch to rebalance the ability.”

“Short-term, we’re making these changes to slightly tone down Gragas’ overall power curve without making him “Old and Busted.” In future patches we’ll look at Gragas and make changes that leave him feeling like more of a drunken brawler than a fat mage.”

E - Body Slam

total attack damage ratio0.66 at all ranks⇒0.3/0.4/0.5/0.6/0.7

R - Explosive Cask

ability power ratio1.0⇒0.9

old mana cost100/125/150⇒100 at all ranks (legacy patch note from an undocumented change in 4.2)

We reduced Null Sphere’s damage and silence duration and lowered the damage of Force Pulse.

“We’re currently working on more aggressive changes for Kassadin in the future. In the meantime, these are short term tweaks to knock his power levels down a peg while we continue testing. Maybe, someone, somewhere, will get to play him in a ranked game.”

Q - Null Sphere

damage80/115/150/185/220⇒80/110/140/170/200

silence1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 seconds⇒1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds

E - Force Pulse

“Kha’Zix can be oppressive to play against if he starts snowballing in the early game. Even if his opponents stick together to prevent isolation, the bug deals stupendous amounts of all-in damage before leaping to safety with his E resets. Even though we trimmed down his explosive initiations and crazy fast Dragon/Baron killing speed, we still like Kha’Zix as a speedy hunter, so we buffed his ability to maneuver in fights.”

Q - Crystal Slash

E - Fracture

“Late game, Teemos stacking pure AP could pretty much opt out of fighting by laying deathshrooms everywhere and spamming the laugh button. If you’re ever close to losing it after dying to a shroom, just remember; millions of Teemos die each day .”

R - Noxious Trap

We’ve reduced Way of the Wanderer’s shield duration as well as its value at higher levels.

“We want to further emphasize Yasuo’s defensive weaknesses, like triggering his shield with a basic attack and then waiting out the duration, or making him more vulnerable to lots of things hitting him at the same time.”

Items

“We want Doran’s Shield to be a strong pick for countering ranged attack harassment, but its high defensive stats were making it a must-buy early item for some champions. We’re clarifying its strengths while toning down some of the power.”

“As the premiere set up boots for getting into - and initiating - fights, we’re introducing a strategic tradeoff. There has been some discussion that this change will hurt some junglers, so we’ll keep an eye on this change.”

movement speed45 in combat / 105 out of combat⇒25 in combat / 105 out of combat

newpassive tributeOld Tribute Passive⇒Spells and basic attacks against champions or buildings deal 10 additional damage and grant 5 Gold. This can occur up to three times every 30 seconds. Killing a minion disables this passive for 12 seconds.

newpassive tributeOld Tribute Passive⇒Spells and basic attacks against champions or buildings deal 15 additional damage and grant 10 Gold. This can occur up to three times every 30 seconds. Killing a minion disables this passive for 12 seconds.

newpassive tributeOld Tribute Passive⇒Spells and basic attacks against champions or buildings deal 15 additional damage and grant 10 Gold. This can occur up to three times every 30 seconds. Killing minions does not disable the passive.

newclarityAllies who benefit from Spoils of War now also gain +1 to their minions killed score

newunique activeOld Unique Active⇒Shield target ally for 10% of your maximum Health for 4 seconds. After 4 seconds, the target explodes dealing 100% of their total Attack Damage plus 30% of their Ability Power as magic damage in an area (60 second cooldown).

We’re giving the Ancient Coin line a reduction in combat-related stats so that we can focus on its hold-out pattern of staying alive in lane. This is definitely the lowest risk line of them all, but it also provides the lowest overall rewards.